View from our balcony

The log cabin relax

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November 10th 2006
Wednesday 8th November Laura - Today we went for a tour around Milford Sound on the Fiord Lands, and also experienced all four seasons of weather! It was an early start as we had to make the 100Km drive from Te Anau to the sounds. The drive was very scenic, passing through wooded valleys and snow capped mountains. It was a grey and wet morning, but we weren't too bothered about this beca ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more